Sentences with phrase «short of a majority government»

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Gerstein stopped short of saying that the government adjusts its message to improve its finances but, come on... there's a majority on the line.

A daunting list, but shorter than it was two years ago and it would be shorter still if it were not for political obstructions to proposed reforms such as the GST in the upper house of parliament where Mr. Modi's government does not have a majority.

If the forecasters and betting markets are right in their central forecasts then Con + LD+DUP combined will be short of a majority and so a Labour led government should form if they can secure the support of the SNP and probably others, including the Liberal Democrats, will be needed too: a potentially messy and unstable situation but also one where there is sufficient similarity in ideological perspective for policy agreement on plenty of issues.

The Tories and Lib Dems would be well short of a majority and Labour would surely lead any government even though their clear lead on seats would not necessarily be accompanied by any lead at all on votes.

Although there are more Conservative peers than Labour ones, the Government is well short of having a majority in the Upper House, leaving it vulnerable to defeat when more Brexit legislation comes before parliament.

Either a Con - Lib Dem or a Lab - Lib Dem government would fall 16 seats short of a majority (or 13 seats short if Sinn Fein MPs continue to stay away from Westminster).

Labour are the single largest party but short of an overall majority and are relying on coalition support to form a government.

«The past few days have seen us enter a political landscape not considered possible a few short weeks ago - with the outcome of the election leading to no single party able to form a majority government.

As a result of budget negotiations with Labour's Welsh Government who have been one seat short of a majority we have led budget negotiations that have delivered substantial extra finance for the region's schools, discounted bus travel for over 24,000 of the region's young people, and so much more which would not be happening without the Welsh Lib Dems.

Nevertheless, usually an incumbent government that loses its plurality in the House simply resigns, especially if the main opposition party is only a few seats short of having a majority or if it feels it has no chance of winning the support of enough members of smaller parties to win an initial confidence vote.

Our political editor Gary Gibbon says it «translates to a Conservative minority government, 11 short of a majority.

Updated 11:09 p.m. While a majority of House Republicans appear ready to support a short - term continuing resolution to keep the government open through Feb. 16, enough Freedom Caucus members remain uncommitted to make passage questionable.

Short of a majority, the government could well strike - up an arrangement with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

The Government is short of having a majority in the Upper House, leaving it vulnerable to defeat when more Brexit legislation comes before parliament.

Minority shareholders brought a derivative action against the majority shareholder who had sold his control block at a premium.103 The corporation manufactured steel, and the stock sale occurred during the Korean War.104 Steel was in short supply, and the government had imposed price controls.105 The majority shareholder sold his stock to a consortium of steel users, who were then able to control to their benefit the allocation of the corporation's steel production.106 Due to the price controls, the corporation lost no money.

Prior to 2017, short - term insurance was defined by the federal government as a policy with a duration of up to 364 days, although some states limited it to six months, and the majority of plans available throughout the country were sold with a maximum of six months duration.

Victoria's Education Minister James Merlino told 3AW: «The vast majority of government schools offer the option of shorts and pants to girls but some don't.